Shaw-Stewart, Houston Michael

SHAW - STEWART, HOUSTON MICHAEL, Captain, was born 3 October 1871, in London, son of Sir Michael Robert Shaw-Stewart, 7th Baronet, VD, Lord Lieutenant of Renfrewshire, and Lady Octavia Grosvenor, fifth daughter of the 2nd Marquis of Westminster.  He was educated at Eton, and Christ Church, Oxford, and was gazetted to the 17th Lancers 12 December 1894, becoming Lieutenant 13 November 1895, and Captain.  He served in the South African War; received the Queen's Medal with clasps for Cape Colony, Johannesburg Diamond Hill and Wittebergen, and was created a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order [London Gazette, 27 September 1901]: "Houston Michael Shaw-Stewart, Captain, 17th Lancers.  In recognition of services during the operations in South Africa".  The Insignia, Warrant and Statutes were sent to his father, Sir M R Shaw-Stewart, of Ardgowan, Greenock, Scotland.  It is understood that the DSO awarded to Captain H M Shaw-Stewart was a decoration allotted to his Regiment, the 17th Lancers, to be awarded to a particularly deserving officer who had distinguished himself in the campaign.  Captain H M Shaw-Stewart was accidentally drowned returning on sick-leave from South Africa in 1901.  The above wsas furnished by his eldest brother, Sir M Hugh Shaw-Stewart, Baronet, CB, of Ardgowan and Greenock.

See his casualty entry.